Genesis 28:18-20

Expanded Bible

¹⁸ Jacob rose early in the morning and took the stone ·he had slept on [^Lwhich was under his head] and set it up ·on its end [^Las a pillar; 31:13, 45; 35:14, 20; Ex. 24:4; ^Ca practice later prohibited because similar to Canaanite religion (Ex. 23:24; 34:13; Deut. 12:3)]. Then he poured olive oil on the top of it. ¹⁹ ·At first [Formerly], the name of that city was Luz, but Jacob named it Bethel [^C“house of God”].

²⁰ Then Jacob ·made a promise [^Lvowed a vow]. He said, “I want God to be with me and to ·protect [guard] me on this journey. I want him to give me food to eat and clothes to wear